Investigation of lead concentrations in whole blood, plasma and urine as biomarkers for biological monitoring of lead exposure

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-57

  Sommar, Johan Nilsson ^a   Hedmer, Maria ^b   Lundh, Thomas ^b   Nilsson, Leif ^a   Skerfving, Staffan ^b   Bergdahl, Ingvar A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Environmental exposure; Lead; Occupational exposure; Random effect; Variance between individuals

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ROPIVACAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLASMA; RECYCLING; URINE;

ADULT; AMIDES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLASMA; RECYCLING;

EID: 84890798329     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2013.4     Document Type: Article

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